MLB legend Bob Uecker, 90, reveals he ‘peed his pants’ after joining wild Brewers celebrations
- Bob Uecker has been covering Milwaukee games for 53 years
- The team was confirmed as NL Central champions after losing to the Cubs
MLB legend Bob Uecker has been around the baseball world for years, but he reacted to the latest victory in the NL Central in a unique way on Wednesday.
Uecker was in the locker room with the players and coaching staff as they drank champagne after their 2-1 victory over the Phillies.
And after Brewers manager Pat Murphy hailed him as a “champion,” Uecker provided a hilarious moment when he said, “I peed my pants.”
This 90-year-old baseball player has been a reporter for the Brewers since 1971 and also played professional baseball for six years.
The club played two of those seasons at Milwaukee, from 1962 to 1963. At that time the club was still called the Braves.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy #21 and Bob Uecker (right) celebrate Milwaukee winning the NL Central title
In a video captured by Adam McCalvy of MLB.comMurphy spoke a few kind words about Uecker in the locker room in front of the Brewers players.
“Nobody embodies a champion like this man does,” Murphy said.
‘…What an example for us to be around every day, Bob Uecker. No doubt about it, champion.’
Murphy also said he watched the final outs of the Cubs game with Uecker.
“We did our show and I watched it with him,” Murphy said. “What could be better than that? Awesome.”
Milwaukee became the first Major League team to reach the playoffs on Wednesday afternoon when the Chicago Cubs lost 5-3 to the Oakland Athletics, giving the Brewers the division title.
The legendary Uecker, 90, is a baseball player through and through who has been covering Milwaukee games since 1971
Willy Adames is intoxicated after the Brewers’ victory over the Phillies on Wednesday night
The celebrations began in earnest Wednesday night after Jake Bauer’s ninth-inning RBI single gave the Brewers a 2-1 victory over the Phillies. Blue-and-gold streamers fell into the stands at American Family Field as the team gathered in shallow center field.
That led to a party in the locker room, where champagne was poured, and then the players returned to the field to pose for a team photo, receiving a standing ovation from the fans who had stayed behind.
This is the Brewers’ sixth playoff appearance in the last seven years, a remarkable feat for a small-market team that made the playoffs just twice in a 35-year span (1983-2017).
With 10 games left in the regular season, they now battle with the Phillies and Dodgers for seeding in the NL, with the Phillies (91-61) sitting on top and leading by three games.